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Marion McMullen

Marion McMullen

Review: Boris Godunov, by the RSC, at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

“A comedy about tyranny” gleefully declare the posters around the theatre and the wonderfully dark humour comes with a strong seasoning of violence. Read

Review: Medea at Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

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The strains of David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane fill the theatre as young mum Medea is relentlessly driven mad trying to deal with being abandoned by a cheating husband who has left her for a younger model.Read

The Merry Wives Of Windsor is the latest production to come from the RSC

Don't be surprised to find a hint of the Midlands sneaking into the latest RSC production of The Merry Wives Of Windsor, writes Marion McMullen.Read

Blue/Orange. Picture Robert Workman

Christopher Luscombe directs Blue/Orange at Birmingham's Alexandra Theatre

Marion McMullen makes the cast and director of theatre production Blue/Orange a little nervous before the play arrives in Birmingham next week.Read

Laura Hamilton

Restaurateur Laura Hamilton's queen of the dessert

From innovative ice creams to magical mains, life’s looking sweet for restaurant owner Laura Hamilton. Marion McMullen samples her waresRead

Phantom of the Opera

West End production of Phantom of the Opera coming to Birmingham

West End mogul Cameron Mackintosh is bringing stage hit Phantom Of The Opera to Birmingham to mark 25 years of the show. Read

Neil Morrissey set to steal the show as Fagin at Birmingham Hippodrome

Oliver begins a five-week run at the Birmingham Hippodrome on Tuesday. Marion McMullen talks backstage with the show's star.Read

Battle lines drawn at the RSC for Nations At War season

Battle plans are being drawn up as the Royal Shakespeare Company prepares for war.Read

RSC's The Taming Of The Shrew packs a real punch

Shakespeare's feistiest female is a tough nut to tame, as Marion McMullen finds out.Read

Review: The Taming Of The Shrew, at Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

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A drinking, smoking, tattooed hellcat of a woman with claws almost proves a match for wife-hunting Petruchio.Read

Othello, at Belgrade Theatre, starring Lenny Henry

Dudley's favourite son Lenny Henry gets serious and proves a Bard hit. Read